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Recycle and Create a Sealed Bag

How to seal a bag and make it air-tight! Cut up a disposable water bottle and keep the neck and top, as in photo. Insert the plastic bag through the neck and screw the top – to seal. The bottle is made to be air-tight, such that water will not leak, the secret lies with the top and screw! This is a great idea to share. Good for us and the environment too. Happy Earth Day! Shared by: The Plus Size...

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A Fuzzoodle Birthday -Party Apalooza!!!

My daughter Yasmine’s Birthday was back in Oct. and around the same time I was picked to be a host of a Fuzzoodle House Party. Fuzzoodles are so great and kids can create so many things with them. So, I decided to incorporate the Fuzzoodle making in with the Birthday party, as a pre-party craft, that kids could take home, and it would help kill time while we awaited all of the children coming to the party. Here is a Whrrl story of the Fuzzoodle Party we had. It was a lot of fun, not a...

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Rice Krispies Holiday Challenge (+WIN $100 gc) ~ The Bunny Slope (SPON) #RiceKrispies

You may remember that in the Summer time I was in a Rice Krispies Holiday recipe challenge around the 4th Of July to create a recipe that would cool you off in the Summer. Well, now that it is the holiday’s, Rice Krispies and The Motherhood has come back and asked me to be a part of a bigger challenge to create a “Show Stopper” of a Holiday themed Rice Krispies treats project that would stop people in their tracks when they see/taste it. Here is what I came up with (with...

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Cards and Cold Stone Cocoa #ColdStoneCocoa (SPON)

I was recently given the opportunity to try out a new kind of hot Cocoa. It is made by Cold Stone Creamery. And it is soooo good. We did a shop at Walmart for the Cocoa and then we had a family night where we decorated Holiday cards for a local nursing home (for the patients) and drank the hot cocoa while making them. Here is my story via a Whrrl picture slideshow : Powered by Whrrl Cold Stone Cocoa is sold at Walmart stores and when I bought it I was able to get it on...

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Pentel Can Help Make Holiday Preparations Easier

Check out Three of Pentel’s Hotest New Products for the Holidays— Sparkling Gel Ink for the Holidays. These pens are perfect for cards or notes and will add a holiday sparkle! The set includes red, green, gold, and silver metallic gel pens. MSRP: $7.60/4pack; $1.90/each. Wrap Your Packages In Style. Pentel’s Tape’n Glue is double-sided tape that’s perfect for wrapping gifts so the tape doesn’t show. Easy for one-handed application so you can hold the paper...

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Kneedle Pet – A Great Helper For Any Knitter or Crocheter*

I received the cutest needle work helper. It is a Kneedle Pet. It is made from a lightweight, durable foam and can hold several different items with pointed ends. This allows an avid knitter or crocheter to keep different needles at her fingertips. It can also hold different pins and sewing needles in it. It comes with or without a “Kozy”. A “Kozy” is a cover to put over the foam to make it soooo cute. The one that I was sent is in the shape of a fish.It is blue...

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Simply Beautiful Custom-Designed Pillowcase Dresses & WIN*

Jennifer Thompson of Baton Rouge, LA is a working girl who just loves to sew. One of her passions is little girls and so she’s embarked on a mission to create unique, one of a kind pillow case dresses for children and dolls. These soft, delicious and oh so cute and comfortable patterns will make any little girl feel loved and special. Here are a few of her recent custom creations. and here is one from her vintage collection (just adorable) : My daughters are little fashionista’s so...

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Personalized Name Pillows*

People have loved making these for their children and it’s written in a way that even a person who has never sewn before, could make these. These are adorable name pillows that are very easy to make. At youcanmakethis.com there are numerous items that are so simple everyone can make them. They have wonderful ebooks that you can buy, but they also have free patterns to download! This site is just wonderful. They have a really nice newsletter that you can sign up for so then you will be...

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Tiny Star Couture Winner

Congrats to the winner of the Tiny Star Couture Hair Clippies, The winner is ALBA !!! Please contact me within 48 hours to claim your prize. Thank You for entering ! The Plus Size...

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Transparentcy & Bloggers

You may have recognized lately that I have started to include an ” * ” asterisk in some of my posts. Usually these are the posts where I do a review on a product. Then I tell you a bit about the product and what I liked about it, and sometimes what I didn’t. Recently there has been a big bru ha ha about bloggers and especially mommy bloggers and transparently and the FDA. Well to conform to be as transparent as possible with my readers I am now adding the ” * ...

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